Bedstead.



J. A'. WILSON.

BEDSTEAD. APPLICATION FILED MAY 13, 1908.

Patented Dec. 8, 1908.

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JOHN A. WILSON, OF COLUMBUS, KANSAS.

snnsrnnni Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 8, 1908.

Application filed May 13, 1968. Serial No. 432,640.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN A. Wilson, a citizen of the United States,residing at C0- lumbus, in the county of Cherokee and State of Kansas,have invented new and useful Imrovements in Bedsteads, of which thefolowing is a specification.

This invention relates to bedsteads primarily intended for the use oftourists or campers, and the object of the invention is to provide abedstead which is adjustable both longitudinally and transversely toprovide a single or a double bed which may be readily adapted to suitthe various sizes of theoccupants.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bedstead constructed ofinterchangeable sections whereby the bed may be lengthen'ed or shortenedas desired.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a bedstead whichmay be readily collapsed and folded so as to occupy a small space whenstored or in transportation.

With these and other objects in view the invention resides in-the novelconstruction and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of a bedsteadconstructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of thesame. Fig. 4 is a side elevation illustrating the manner of folding thecentral portion of the bed. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional View uponthe line 55 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of one of the endbraces.

The improved bedstead comprises pri marily the central section 1 and endsections 2 and 3. The central section comprises hinged side arms 4 and5. To the side arms 4 are hingedly secured the leg members 6.

These leg members 6 are of a width suflicient to engage the end of theside arms 5 when the device is in open position, as illustrated in Figs.1, 2, 3 and 4 of the drawings. By this construction it will be notedthat the legs form an effective support for both the side members 4 and5. The leg members 6 are each provided with suitable pins or studs 7adapted to engage with the hooked ends of the cross braces 8. Thesecross braces 8 comprise a pair of members, each of which has alongitudinal slot adapted for the reception of a retaining element 9, bywhich the brace members are effectively secured toreception of a hookedmember 13.

gether. The brace members may be provided with the hooks 10, adapted toengage eyes 11 provided upon the legs 6, and which serve as anadditional means for supporting the legs in their open position as wellas retaining the cross braces 8 upon the studs 7. The side members 4 and5 have their inner faces provided with cut away portions, and to thehorizontal wall of these cutaway portions is secured a plurality ofstaples 12. The staples 12 are each adapted for the This hooked member13 is constructed of a-single element provided with a pair of arms, andthe ends of these arms are bent to provide eyes adapted for engagementwith the lower convolution of a helical spring 14. Upon the upper endsof these springs 14 are positi'oned the slats 15. These slats 15 haveboth of their ends provided with longitudinally extending slots 16,which are adapted to engage the arms of the hooks 12. By arranging theslats 15 with the slots 16, and the cross bars 8 with the longitudinalopenings, it will be noted that the transverse adjustment of the bedsection may be readily accomplished.

The end sections 2 an d 3 are each provided with side bars 17. Theseside bars 17 correspond with the sides 4 and of the central section, andare each provided with a plurality of eyes adapted for the reception ofhooks having helical springs upon which slotted slats are secured in amanner similar to that described in connection with the central section1 of the bed. Thebar 17 of the end section 3 is provided with anoutwardly extending hook 18, and this hook 18 is adapted to engage aneye 19 provided upon the bar 5 of the central section 1, and by whichthe end 3 and bars 5 are connected together. The side members 4 of thecentral section 1 are also provided with an outwardly projecting hook2O. This hook 20 is adapted to engage a suitable eye 21 provided uponthe side bars 17 of the endsection 2, and by which the bar 4 and bar 17of the end section 2 are securely connected together.

The outer ends of the side bars 17 of the sections 2 and 3 are eachprovided with outwardly extending hooks 22. These hooked members 22 areprovided with a vertically arranged transverse slot or opening 23 asclearly illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

The leg members 24 for the end sections 2 and 3 have their upper endsprovided with transversely arranged slots, and transverse of one of theslots is the opening 25, the purpose of which will hereinafter bedescribed.

ositioned within the transverse slots are the ends 26 of the end crossbraces 27. The ends 26 are provided with a slot 28, and the bodies ofthe braces are provided with longitudinal slots 28. These slots 28 areadapted to aline and are for the reception of a threaded retainingelement 29. The slots 28 are arranged adjacent the upper end of theportions 26, while the slots 25 of the side members 17 have theiropenings provided adjacent their lower ends, so that these slots areadapted to engage the slots '28 of the cross braces 27 and retain theirupper edges in a line with the upper portion of the legs 24. The catchesprovided upon the ends of the bars 17 have a perforation 30 alining withthe opening 25, and these openings are adapted for the reception of asuitable pin whereby the bed may be moved Without disturbing theconnections. The legs 6 of the central section are each provided with asuitable hook 31 adapted to engage an eye provided in the side arms 5and effectively retain the legs and side arms in locked position.

From the foregoing description it will be noted that the width of thebed may be readily regulated through the medium of the retainingelements 9 and 29 engaging the slotted brace arms, the slotted slatsbeing readily movable upon the hooks 13. When it is desired to shortenthe bed, the side bars 17 of the end portion 2 are removed fromengagement with the hook 20, the side members 17 disconnected from thelegs 24 and the legs 24 connected with the projecting end of the hook20. When it is desired to fold the bed into small compass, the legsections 24 are disconnected from the end sections 17, the cross bars 27are also disconnected from the leg sections 24, the sides 17 aredisconnected from the hooks 20, the slats 15 are removed from the hooks13, the hooks removed from the eyes 12, if desired, the members 4 and 5of the central section 1 folded upon each other, the legs 6 of thecentral section folded against the sides 4, thus folding the entirebedstead into small compass. If desired, however, the side members 17 ofthe end sections may be retained in secured position upon the members 4and 5 of the central section 1, as illustrated in Fig. 4 of thedrawings.

Having thus fully described the invention, What is claimed as new is:

1. In a bedstead, side and end sections, the side sections comprising acentral portion and end portions, a hinged leg for the central portion,eyes secured in spaced relation upon the side sections, hooks for theeyes, helical springs upon the hooks, bed

slats having their ends provided with longitudinal grooves engaging thehooks and resting upon the helical springs.

2. In a bedstead, side and end sections, the side sections comprising acentral portion and end portions, the central portion comprising a pairof members hingedly secured together, a hinged leg for the centralportion, cross braces connecting the legs, said cross braces comprisinga pair of members provided with longitudinal slots positioned adjacenteach other, retaining elements for the members, the members of thecentral portion being provided with projecting hooks, eyes upon the endportions of the side sections adapted to be engaged by the hooks, hooksupon the free ends of the sections, legs having transversely arrangedvertical slots adapted for the reception of the hooks, end crosssections adapted to engage the hooks and the transverse slots of thelegs, said cross sections comprising a pair of members havinglongitudinal alining slots, and retaining elements for the crosssections.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN A. WILSON.

Witnesses:

L. S. TAN UARY, Arron BROWN.

